Improvement in washing-machines



To all whom it may concern:

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' ELIJAHf HARPER., or SUTHERLNDSPRYINGS, TEXAS.

Letters Patent No. 107,681, daad september 27, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

' The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent andl making part of the same Be it known that I, ELIJAH S. HARPER, of Sutherland Springs, in thecounty of Wilson land State of Texas, have inventedia new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference heilig had to lthe accompa'nyingdraw-` ing forming part of this specilication, inwhich- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sec-tion of my im proved 4washin gmachine.

Figur-e2 isa top view o f `the same, the roller being removed. i p y Similar letters ot' reference indicate corr-'espopding parts. A My invention has for its object to furnish an im proved washing-machine, which shall he simple in construction, effective in operation, and easily oper-y ated, and which will not injure theclot-hes `and It consists iu the construction and combination of the various parts of `the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. f v `A; is thc box ot' the machine, the sides of which are made vertical, and the ends inclined, asshowu in digs. 1 and 2. i

[lhcbox A is supported' upon legs, 11, of such a length as to raise thc machine to a convenient height. `Thetwo rear legs 'B are provided with'` rollers, G, so that the machine maybe easily moved from 'place .tto place. i

rlhe ends of the bou A are provided with handles, I), for convenience in moving the machine.

E is a 'false bottom, which is perforated with numerous holes, which l prefer to make conical, as shown .iin figs. 1 and 2, to allow the particles of dirt washed from the clothes to pass through, and settle upon the bottom of the box beneath. the false bottom E, leav- 4 ing the water above said false bottom comparatively1 clean.

llrhe ends of 'the perforated false bottom E rest upon cleats ,attached to the ends of the bottom of said boxA.

'The rear end of the false bottom E is held down by a cleat attached to' the inclined rear end of the said box A, and its forward end is held down by a button `pivoted to theiuclined front end ofthe box.

F is the washingu'oller, which is formed by attaching a number of small rollers` or ribs, j", to a central roller or shaft, so as to leave open spaces between said rollers or ribs. v 1 Y -V The gudgeons attached to the ends of the roller F work in bearings in the .endsvrof the bars G, which serve as a'handle for operating the said roller.

rlhe bars G should be of s uch a length that, when v the roller F is at the rear end of the fboX'Afthe'said bars may project'about three inches beyond the front Vend of said box. Theouter ends of the bars G are connected andvv held in their proper relative position by a cross-bar,

g, and their inner or lower ends by a cross-bar, g.

The roller l should be from fifteen to twenty pounds in weight, according` to the size of the machine.`

. Having thus described my invention,

f I claim 'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent An improved washing-machine, formed by the combination oftheopen or ribbed roller F f' and'handles Grrr/1 y, wit-hthe box A B and perforated false bott-om E, substantially as herein 4shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

XVitnesses:

A. G. PLCKETT, B. B. GILLETT.

ELIJAHl s. HARPER. 

